Area of Triangle

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Area of Triangle

If two sides of a triangle are $$\vec a$$ and $$\vec b$$:

$$A=\frac{1}{2}|\vec a\times\vec b|$$

Usage

- Used to calculate the area of a triangle using two side vectors.

Question 1

Let $$\vec{a},\vec{b}$$ be two vectors, and let $$P,Q$$ and $$R$$ be the points with position vectors $$\vec{a}$$, $$\vec{b}$$ and $$\vec{a}+\vec{b}$$, respectively, with respect to the origin $$O$$. If $$|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|=\sqrt{21}$$, $$|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|=3$$, and $$\vec{a}$$ and $$(\vec{a}-\vec{b})$$ are perpendicular to each other, then the area of the triangle $$OPR$$ is

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